Toyah Willcox to join cast of NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL A MUSICAL for Edinburgh dates

It has been announced that punk princess and 2024 Strictly Come Dancing contestant Toyah Willcox will join the cast of NOW That’s What I Call A Musical, as a special guest star in Edinburgh, and that Sonia will be adding Manchester and Glasgow to her 2025 venues.

NOW That’s What I Call A Musical is a brand-new British musical written by award-winning comedian Pippa Evans, and directed and choreographed by Craig Revel Horwood.

Toyah joins the array of special guest stars playing themselves and singing the songs that made them NOW icons. In 2024, Sinitta will perform in Aylesbury, Sheffield, Canterbury, Nottingham and Norwich, with Sonia in Newcastle, Cardiff, Milton Keynes and Brighton, Carol Decker in Truro, Belfast and Woking, and Jay Osmond in Bradford.

In 2025, Sinitta will be appearing in Dublin, Hull and York, with Sonia in Southampton, Manchester, Southend, Glasgow, Bristol, Liverpool, Wimbledon and Birmingham, Carol Decker in Oxford, and Toyah Wilcox in Edinburgh.

The show stars Nina Wadia as Gemma, Melissa Jacques as April (up to and including 7 December) and Sam Bailey who will then take over the role from 14 January 2025 - 12 April 2025, with Kieran Cooper as Younger Tim, Christopher Glover as Dad, Chris Grahamson as Tim, Maia Hawkins as Younger April, Lauren Hendricks as Ms Dorian, Shakil Hussain as Frank, Nikita Johal as Younger Gemma, Luke Latchman as Younger Frank, Matthew Mori as Younger Steve, Phil Sealey as Steve, Callum Tempest as Barney and Poppy Tierney (Cabaret at Lido 2, Paris) as Mum. The cast is completed by Emily Barnett-Salter, Molly Cheesley, Lizzy Ives, Stefanos Petri, Martha Pothen and Blake Tuke.

To book tickets for NOW That’s What I Call A Musical at select touring venues, please click here.